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Our John Paul Jones 1959 Movie Summary

by J. Dennis Robinson

He got one film long ago played by an unlikely tall romantic lead

Read moreOur John Paul Jones 1959 Movie Summary

Unloved President Franklin Pierce Had Seacoast Connections

by J. Dennis Robinson

NH's only US president was a complex character in a complex time

Read moreUnloved President Franklin Pierce Had Seacoast Connections

Heavenly Days at the Hellish Portsmouth Naval Prison

by J. Dennis Robinson

Rod Watterson's "Whips to Walls" explored Portsmouth Naval Prison History

Read moreHeavenly Days at the Hellish Portsmouth Naval Prison

Poem: The Vane of the Old North Church

by Guest Author

If weathervanes could talk by Charles Brewster

Read morePoem: The Vane of the Old North Church

More Rare Images: “Old Ironsides” in Portsmouth Harbor

by Vintage Pics

For roughly 18 years, "Motel Ironsides" was a popular Piscataqua tourist attraction.

Read moreMore Rare Images: “Old Ironsides” in Portsmouth Harbor

Demystifying Witchcraft in Portsmouth, New Castle, Hampton, and Salem

by J. Dennis Robinson

Replace the word "witch" with the word "terrorist" and you can see things haven't changed

Read moreDemystifying Witchcraft in Portsmouth, New Castle, Hampton, and Salem

The Fading Fame of John Greenleaf Whittier

by J. Dennis Robinson

From rock star to literary and anti-slavery footnote

Read moreThe Fading Fame of John Greenleaf Whittier

Why Portsmouth Went to Virginia in 1907

by J. Dennis Robinson

A copy of the Langdon Mansion went to Virginia in 1907--and stayed there.

Read moreWhy Portsmouth Went to Virginia in 1907

Two Inland Noodles at the Sea

by Guest Author

"The Farmer and the Ocean" by Will Carleton returns

Read moreTwo Inland Noodles at the Sea

John Paul Jones Sued in New Hampshire Court

by J. Dennis Robinson

Gen. John Sullivan of Durham for the defense.

Read moreJohn Paul Jones Sued in New Hampshire Court

Miss Agnes Huntington Performs as Paul Jones

by J. Dennis Robinson

Long before Mary Martin played Peter Pan, there was a female John Paul Jones

Read moreMiss Agnes Huntington Performs as Paul Jones

Who Lies Under NH’s Tallest Tombstone?

by J. Dennis Robinson

REv Tuck Tucke was everything to the impoverished people of the Shoals, and enslaved to servants.

Read moreWho Lies Under NH’s Tallest Tombstone?
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